PHOTOS: NASCAR’s Tony Stewart hits, kills driver in sprint car race
August 10, 2014
FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2014, file photo, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart (14) looks out from his garage during a practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. A grand jury will decide whether Stewart will be charged in the August death of fellow driver Kevin Ward at a sprint car race in upstate New York, Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo announced Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Ward, 20, died after being struck by Stewart's car. Ward had climbed out of his car and walked onto the dirt track to confront Stewart after he spun out while the two raced side by side. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bergstrom, File) ( NASCAR Stewart Auto Racing )
Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Code 3 Associates / Mobil 1 Chevrolet, looks olooks onduring qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 19, 2014 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images) ( 513696833RR00317_Sylvania_3 )
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart (14) drives back to his garage during a practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( NASCAR Chicago Auto Racing )
NASCAR president Mike Helton, left, talks to NASCAR driver Tony Stewart (14) during final practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ( NASCAR Chicago Auto Racing )
Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, looks on in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 5, 2014 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 510783857WS00233_Federated_ )
In this Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 photograph, Tony Stewart stands in the garage area after a practice session for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen N.Y. Stewart struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr., 20, a sprint car driver who had climbed from his car and was on the track trying to confront Stewart during a race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York on Saturday night. Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero said his department's investigation is not criminal and that Stewart was "fully cooperative" and appeared "very upset" over what had happened. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton) ( Tony Stewart Crash Auto Racing )
This July 5, 2014 photo provided by Empire Super Sprints, Inc., shows sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., in the victory lane with his car at the Fulton Speedway in Fulton, N.Y. Ward was killed Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Central Square, N.Y., when the car being driven by Tony Stewart struck the 20-year-old who had climbed from his crashed car and was on the darkened dirt track trying to confront Stewart following a bump with Stewart one lap earlier. (AP Photo/Empire Super Sprints, Inc.) ( ADDITION Tony Stewart Crash )
This image provided by Logan Messerly shows ambulances on the scene at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday Aug. 9, 2014 in Canandaigua, N.Y. Authorities are investigating a serious crash that injured one person at a New York dirt track where Tony Stewart was racing on the eve of a NASCAR race. (AP Photo/Logan Messerly) ( Tony Stewart Crash )
Tony Stewart prepares to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway Monday, April 7, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauer) ( NASCAR Texas Auto Racing )
An ambulance is parked on the infield of Canandaigua Motorsports Park on August 10, 2014 in Canandaigua, New York. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race at Canandaigua August 9, after Ward Jr. had exited his car. Stewart’s team announced he will not drive in the Cheez-It 355 At The Glen race. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) ( 506480469JW006_TONY_STEWART )
This June 28, 2014 photo provided by Empire Super Sprints, Inc., shows sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., at the Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, Canada. Ward was killed Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Central Square, N.Y., when the car being driven by Tony Stewart struck the 20-year-old who had climbed from his crashed car and was on the darkened dirt track trying to confront Stewart following a bump with Stewart one lap earlier. (AP Photo/Empire Super Sprints, Inc.) ( ADDITION Tony Stewart Crash )
Flowers lay next to the front entrance of the Canandaigua Motorsports Park on August 10, 2014 in Canandaigua, New York. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race at Canandaigua August 9, after Ward Jr. had exited his car. Stewart’s team announced he will not drive in the Cheez-It 355 At The Glen race. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) ( 506480469JW007_Tony_Stewart )
Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero, left, at a news conference Sunday Aug. 10, 2014, in Canandaigua , N.Y., says that investigators don't have any evidence at this point to support criminal intent in the fatal crash that killed Kevin Ward Jr., and involved racing superstar Tony Stewart. At right is Sergeant James Alexander. (AP Photo/The Daily Messenger, Melody Burri) ( Tony Stewart Crash )
The grandstands sit empty at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park on August 10, 2014 in Canandaigua, New York. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Tony Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race August 9, after Ward Jr. had exited his car. StewartÕs team announced he will not drive in the Cheez-It 355 At The Glen race. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) ( 506480469JW027_TONY_STEWART )
The front entrance sign displays the race schedule of the Canandaigua Motorsports Park on August 10, 2014 in Canandaigua, New York. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race at Canandaigua August 9, after Ward Jr. had exited his car. Stewart’s team announced he will not drive in the Cheez-It 355 At The Glen race. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) ( 506480469JW031_Tony_Stewart )
Friends and family arrive at race car driver Kevin Ward Jr.'s home in Port Leyden, N.Y., on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 10, 2014. Kevin Ward Jr was killed Saturday night in an accident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park when he left his car on the track after a crash and was hit by driver Tony Stewart while gesturing at him. (AP Photo/Democrat & Chronicle, Annette Lein) ( Tony Stewart Crash )
The grandstands sit empty at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park on August 10, 2014 in Canandaigua, New York. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Tony Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race August 9, after Ward Jr. had exited his car. StewartÕs team announced he will not drive in the Cheez-It 355 At The Glen race. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) ( 506480469JW026_Tony_Stewart )
The front entrance sign displays the race schedule of the Canandaigua Motorsports Park on August 10, 2014 in Canandaigua, New York. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race at Canandaigua August 9, after Ward Jr. had exited his car. Stewart’s team announced he will not drive in the Cheez-It 355 At The Glen race. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) ( 506480469JW029_Tony_Stewart )
Lynn Hardy cries Sunday Aug. 10, 2014, in front of the Westward Painting Co. Inc in Lyons Falls, N.Y., where race car driver Kevin Ward Jr. kept and worked on his car and worked with his father Kevin Sr. in the painting business. Hardy was married to Kevoin Sr's brother and says she still considers Kevin Jr her nephew. Kevin Ward Jr was killed Saturday night in an accident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park when he left his car on the track after a crash and was hit by driver Tony Stewart while gesturing at him. (AP Photo/Democrat & Chronicle, Annette Lein) ( Tony Stewart Crash )
Greg Zipadelli, competition director of Stewart-Haas Racing, addresses members of the media before a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Watkins Glen N.Y. Zipadelli said Tony Stewart would not drive Sunday after he struck and killed a sprint car driver who had climbed from his car and was on the track trying to confront Stewart during a race in upstate New York on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton) ( NASCAR Watkins Glen Auto Racing )
Tony Stewart wins the NASCAR Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday March 11, 2012. (Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) ( OS12-NASCARVEGAS-WL )
Driver Tony Stewart reacts during practice for the Brickyard 400 Sprint Cup series auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, July 26, 2014. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) ( NASCAR Brickyard 400 Auto Racing )
Tony Stewart leads Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin into turn 4 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi MAX 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana Sunday October 10, 2010. (Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) ( OS11-PEPSIMAX400-WL )
Tony Stewart (14) drives during a practice session for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, in Watkins Glen N.Y. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton) ( NASCAR Watkins Glen Auto Racing )
Driver Tony Stewart walks in the pit area after a practice session for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Quicken Loans 400 auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ( NASCAR Michigan Auto Racing )
Tony Stewart stands by his car before the start of the NASCAR Sprint cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ( NASCAR Daytona Auto Racing )
Tony Stewart is introduced before the NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) ( NASCAR All Star Auto Racing )
Drivers, from left, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, and Dave Blaney, chat as they sit on pit wall before qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Thursday, May 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) ( NASCAR Charlotte Qualifying Auto Racing )
Drivers from Stewart-Haas racing, from left, Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick, Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch, pose for a photo during a news conference at the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto racing Media Tour in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) ( NASCAR Media Tour Auto Racing )
Tony Stewart takes the flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi MAX 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana Sunday October 10, 2010. (Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) ( OS11-PEPSIMAX400-WL )
The front entrance sign displays the race schedule of the Canandaigua Motorsports Park on August 10, 2014 in Canandaigua, New York. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race at Canandaigua August 9, after Ward Jr. had exited his car. Stewart’s team announced he will not drive in the Cheez-It 355 At The Glen race. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) ( 506480469JW028_Tony_Stewart )
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